Jacopo Tintoretto

Italian · 1518–1594

MannerismVenetian school

His contemporaries both admired and criticised the speed with which he painted and the unprecedented boldness of his brushwork.

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The Conversion of Saint Paul — The living window: art moves here the way it moves in your living room.

works in the Momentable archive: 4works in the Momentable archive
museum holds them: 1museum holds them
life: 1518–1594life
movement: Mannerismmovement

The work

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The Conversion of Saint Paul

Jacopo Tintoretto · National Gallery of Art

A Procurator of Saint Mark's

Jacopo Tintoretto · National Gallery of Art

Summer

Jacopo Tintoretto · National Gallery of Art

Who Jacopo Tintoretto was

Jacopo Robusti, best known as Tintoretto, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticised the speed with which he painted and the unprecedented boldness of his brushwork. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed il Furioso. His work is characterised by muscular figures, dramatic gestures and bold use of perspective, in the Mannerist style.

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